Eurasian Economic Union differs from EU by equal rights of members - Tigran Sargsyan

Armenpress 15:21, 2 May, 2017

YEREVAN, MAY 2, ARMENPRESS. The main principle of EEU’s formation is the equal representation of all member states, Tigran Sargsyan, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission said.

According to him, the small Armenia or Kyrgyzstan have the same votes as Russia or other EEU states.

“Armenia is represented with 2 ministers in the Eurasian Economic Commission, just like all EEU member countries. All member countries have equal votes. Moreover, our countries have the right to vote in the decision-making in the union. This means that we are dealing with a union of members having equal rights. This is a principled important fact, by which the EEU differs from the EU”, Sargsyan said.



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